Today's Turf News

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 930, 25 March 1930, Page 11

Today's Turf News

AWAPUNI TRIALS THE MANAWATU FIXTURE : COURSE IN GOOD ORDER j Press Association PALMERSTON N., Today. j Conditions were excellent at Awa- j puni this morning for the wind-up gal- j lops in preparation for the Manawatu j autumn fixture opening tomorrow, the ; !• rain having passed over, and the track • V will be in great order. Wnile the plough was heavy with dust it was ! * hard undei-nealli and the majority j ~ elected to work there. Princess Betty was the first to ap- 1 pear, to siip over four furlongs in 50. Merry Damon had Merry Melody as , a partner over a mile, the pair finish- 1 ing on terms in 1.47. Sky rider finished a shade in front \ of Kiloreil at the end of six in 1.21. ‘ Robbie’s Mistake held a two lengths 5 margin over Trojan Melody at the r close of seven in 1.35, the first three in 1 39 ( Winlock beat Pari home over five in 1 1.8. and Desert Lad ran three in 42 without being extended. Promising Hack Pahu, with a light-weight in the - saddle, ran seven in 1.32 3-5, the first t furlong in 13 and the two in 26 1-5. c Red Fuchsia and Elicit were on < terms close six furlong task last five ’ Arikinui beat* Rouex over six in 1.19. Lord Thomond showed a good turn i of speed in slipping over five furlongs i in 1.4 1-5. He is an improved horse. i Waterline. Full Feather and Rapier t set out to run seven furlongs, but 1 Rapier was badly left. Waterline .s finished with a neck advantage over Full Feather in 1.31%, Rapier oeing three lengths back, although she finished strongly. < Keddar and Glenrossie were 1 together over five in 1.4. Brilliant Light ( being beaten off. Patearoa, with an advantage in > weight and the inside running, led 1 Dobbin home at the close of a five 1 furlongs ,task in 1.4 3-5. < Rule Britannia was in front of Gran Chaco at the end of a half-mile sprint ; in 55 The Best Sprint Paganelli, as expected, recorded the fastest gallop of the morning by running five furlongs in 1.2 1-5 with a light-weight up. The last half-mile took 50. Sir Limond jumped off at the sixfurlong post to pick up Masterton at the five and to run the full distance in 1.19. Masterton led into the straight, j but weakened to be beaten in the run home. Star Stranger (light boy up) ran six on the trial grass in 1.18. He maintained an even pace throughout, the first furlong taking 13, the two 26 and three 39. Cylinder finished a shade better than Don Quixote at the end of five furlongs on the trial grass in 1.3. Sunstead slipped over half a mile in 54 4-5 without being asked to extend himself. Airforce beat Potoaform over six on the plough in 1.18 4-5. Yesterday’s arrivals included Jefferd’s, Luke Wilson’s and Daly’s teams. A. Tinker rides Star Stranger. Daly has four representatives, but Sir Limond will be his only run- * ner tomorrow. R. E. Coveny will do the riding. Although no official scratchings have been received it is probable that Winlock will not start tomorrow. The condition of A. Hobson and G. Lamb, two hurdle horsemen now in hospital, shows little improvement. Neither ha's regained consciousness yet.